Condo hated long snapping at first

Two-time Pro Bowl long snapper Jon Condo, who got a three-year contract extension from the Raiders Sunday, hated his craft at first. He was a college linebacker at Maryland when his life changed.

“I hated it. I was playing outside linebacker and there was no other snapper and they just threw me in there,” Condo said. “It took away from the defensive side of the ball. The coach said keep doing this and you can make some money, you can make a living out of it.”

Condo’s agent probably just had to remind general manager Reggie McKenzie about last year’s season-opener during negotiations. Condo sustained a concussion on kick coverage and emergency snapper Travis Goethel’s nightmare game was a big reason the Raiders lost 22-14 to the San Diego Chargers.